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Remember that when Turkey lays claim to the Tomb of it's ruler in Syria...;}
Second, the verbiage.
An ambassador is a hostage.
All the above tries to clarify w/o mentioning the word.
The Ecuadorians have hostages as well. Plus a lot more oil.
AND the backing of South AMerica which has no Lost Love for former Empires that did nothing to help liberate former Colonies just like Ecuador.
mcgowanjm posted on 2012-08-17 8:58:09 ET Reply Trace Private Reply #13. To: Robin (#7)
I do not believe it is a question of whether they are capable of doing it, but the repercussions that would follow diplomatically for all embassies, not just those of the UK. States that support such a UK action could risk the rest of the world determining that they had waived the sanctity of their own embassies.
It could create quite an international diplomatic mess.
The UK wants to turn back the clock to Drake, the First QE, and the Magna Carta?
Go right ahead with that Pandora's Box.
And for what?
That's what alot of Brit 'Subjects' are asking right now about alot of USSA cowtowing....;}
mcgowanjm posted on 2012-08-17 9:01:00 ET Reply Trace Private Reply #14. To: All (#13)
And noting this is a Front and Center News Item by the Fact that not
ONE USSA MSM is covering it.....Nothing...the Truth Replaced By Silence.
A BTW....see Sentinel Corzine Rex Lex for ANother TRS story....;}
Imperial Affront: Ecuador Will Face US Wrath for Asylum Decision Chris Floyd
August 16, 2012
[UPDATED BELOW]
It is apparent that the nation of Ecuador will now be in the frame for what American foreign policy elites like to call, in their dainty and delicate language, "the path of action." Ecuador granted political asylum to Julian Assange on Thursday for one reason only: the very real possibility that he would be "rendered" to the United States for condign punishment, including the possibility of execution.
The Ecuadorian minister estimated the production potential of the oil fields to be auctioned off in that round at 35,000 barrels per day. He said exploration studies to be carried out after the auction would likely cause reserves in that region - currently estimated at 100 million barrels - to rise to between 800 million and 1.5 billion barrels.
Under that scenario, production in that zone could amount to between 400,000 bpd and 500,000 bpd, Pastor said. A conduit extending approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) will be built to link the fields in Ecuador's southern Amazon region to the North Peruvian Pipeline, which runs to the Bayovar port in northern Peru. Pastor estimated the cost of the conduit at $300 million.
The North Peruvian Pipeline currently transports between 200,000-250,000 barrels of crude per day, roughly half its maximum capacity. Most of Ecuador's oil comes from the northern part of its Amazon region, where 500,000 bpd are extracted and transported via the SOTE and OCP pipelines. Oil is Ecuador's main export product and also a key source of government revenue.
HEY the USSA and Israel and the UK and Al qaeda in Libya/Syria are just alike and Bestest of All buddies now....;}
Israeli DM Declares Public Opposition to War on Iran Doesnt Matter
The Israeli cabinet's case for war on Iran defies reason by John Glaser, August 16, 2012
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In response to a flurry of protests and civilian statements opposing an Israeli war on Iran, Defense Minister Ehud Barak struck back, dismissing the protests as irrelevant and declaring it the governments business alone.
Apparently trying to showcase his appreciation for democracy, Barak said The prime minister, defense minister and foreign minister have the authority and the decision will be made as necessary by the government of Israel. Thats how it is and how it needs to be not a group of civilians or even newspaper editorials.
Started at the Valero Refinery outside LaPlace....;}
According to Fox News, a second person exited the trailer with an assault weapon and ambushed [the officers] with an assault weapon. Louisiana State Police have since taken over the investigation after the deaths of the two Sheriffs deputies, and State Trooper Evan Hallel describes the current investigation:
Air support and local law enforcement combined with us We got feet on the ground and people in the woods. Were trying to gather all the information that we could at this time.
One other officer shot on the scene underwent surgery to treat the injuries sustained in the trailer park ambush, and a further two have been hospitalized after the shooting. Five people have been taken into custody in connection with the shooting deaths of the two Louisiana Sheriffs deputies, and a local school has been closed for the day, though police say there is no threat to public safety.
"Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.) Psalm 139:16
On July 27, 2012, the National Association of Letter Carriers adopted a resolution at their National Convention in Minneapolis to investigate the establishment of a postal banking system. The resolution noted that expanding postal services and developing new sources of revenue are important components of any effort to save the public Post Office and preserve living-wage jobs; that many countries have a long and successful history of postal banking, including Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States itself; and that postal banks could serve the 9 million people who dont have a bank account and the 21 million who use usurious check cashers, giving low-income people access to a safe banking system. A USPS bank would offer a public option for banking, concluded the resolution, providing basic checking and savings and no complex financial wheeling and dealing.
What is bankrupting the USPS is not that it is inefficient. It has been self-funded throughout its history. But in 2006, Congress required it to prefund postal retiree health benefits for 75 years into the future, an onerous burden no other public or private company is required to carry.
Getting ill - don't do it in Iraq. The Iraqi physicians that once were welcomed all over the world for their knowledge and skills are no longer available. Either they left the country and did not return, or they have retired. And they are badly missed: healthcare in today's Iraq is a disaster.
Electricity in Iraq is a disaster.
Letter from John Yoo to Alberto Gonzales DATE: August 1, 2002 SUBJECT: N/A AUTHOR: John Yoo, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel John Yoo writes to White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales warning of potential threats of international prosecution regarding the administrations interrogation policies. Yoo notes that "Interrogations of al Qaeda members cannot constitute a war crime" because of the Presidential determination that Genevas protections do not apply.
Memo from Jay Bybee to the CIA DATE: August 1, 2002 SUBJECT: Memorandum for [REDACTED] Interrogation of [REDACTED] AUTHOR: Jay Bybee, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel Written by the Office of Legal Counsels Jay Bybee and sent to the Central Intelligence Agency, this heavily redacted document was released to the ACLU in 2008. It details "advising the CIA regarding interrogation methods it may use against al Qaeda members," and in one un-redacted portion, argues that "to violate the statute, an individual must have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering. Based on the information you have provided us, we believe those carrying out these procedures would not have the specific intent to inflict severe pain or suffering."
The existence of high-jackers, whether these or others, is confirmed by telephone calls made by several passengers to members of their families. Unfortunately, these conversations are known to us only by hearsay and have not been published, even in the case of those that were recorded. Thus, it has been impossible to verify that they were actually made from a particular cell phone of from a telephone on board. Here, too, we are asked to take the FBI at its word. Further, it was not indispensable to have high-jackers to carry out the attacks. The Global Hawk technology, developed by the Air Force, makes it possible to take control of a commercial airliner regardless of the intentions of its pilot(s) and to direct it by remote control.
There remains the case of Osama bn Laden. If it is generally admitted that he was a CIA agent or collaborator during the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, the current version of events claims that he turned coat and became public enemy number one of the United States. This story does not bear up under scrutiny either. The French daily le Figaro revealed that last July, Osmam bn Laden was a patient at the American hospital in Dubai, where he was visited by the head of CIA regional office. CBS television in the United States has revealed that, on September 10, Osama bn Laden was undergoing dialysis at the Rawalpindi military hospital, under the protection of the Pakistani army. And the renown French journalist Michel Peyrard, who was a prisoner of the Taliban, has recounted how, last November, Osama bn Laden was living openly in Jalalabad while the United States was bombing other regions of the country. It is difficult to believe that the greatest army in the world, come to Afghanistan to arrest him, was unable to do so, while the mollah Omar was able to escape from United States military force on a moped.
Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:7PM GMT 15 The US, the British, the French and indeed the Israelis are now apoplectic. American author Dr. Webster Griffin Tarpley An American author and historian says the United States, the Israeli regime, France and the UK are apoplectic due to the failure of their anti-Syria plots, Press TV reports.
The US, the British, the French and indeed the Israelis are now apoplectic, said Dr. Webster Griffin Tarpley in an interview with Press TV on Friday.
Thats what you see with Fabius. I would call attention to the language he decided when he says the Syrian regime should be smashed fast, Tarpley added, referring to recent remarks by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
# INSIGHT-Workers to warriors: union war batters S.Africa mines Reuters - 1 hour ago
Turf war for members was backdrop to Lonmin mine killings* Worker demands show popular anger over poverty, services* Platinum sector struggles with soaring costs, weak demand* Fears ... Top News · India Insight · World ...
Reuters is now just another Hack site. Like the BBC.
The end is near.
Bet Impala is never mentioned in that article.
And 'weak demand'?
So as Platinum has the Very Same chart formation as Gold, is Gold And silver suffering from 'weak demand' as well?
LMFAO
mcgowanjm posted on 2012-08-19 9:13:41 ET Reply Trace Private Reply Edit #669. To: All (#0)
Friday, August 17, 2012 The Americas against the Anglosphere Excellent news! According to SkyNews,
The Organisation of American States (OAS) has called a meeting of foreign ministers for August 24 to discuss the stand-off sparked when Ecuador granted asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Twenty-three countries voted on Friday for the resolution proposed by Ecuador to convene the meeting at its Washington headquarters to discuss Quito's stand-off with Britain over Assange. The US, Canada and Trinidad and Tobago voted no.
Empire for Jesus...kinda like the Caliphate for Al Qaeda....I like that....;}
Re: Politics and Doomcasting...
Post Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:41 am by mcgowanjm What kills Empire is not the predicted....but the Rosa Parks events....
Twenty-three countries voted on Friday for the resolution proposed by Ecuador to convene the meeting at its Washington headquarters to discuss Quito's stand-off with Britain over Assange. The US, Canada and Trinidad and Tobago voted no.
The vote was taken at emergency talks to discuss the Assange case (...) The US envoy to the OAS, Carmen Lomellin, said a meeting of its foreign ministers 'would be unhelpful and harmful to the OAS's reputation as an institution'.
Furthermore, Lenta.ru reports that Ecuador is also calling for an extraordinary meeting of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) to discuss the Assange case.
It seems that the Anglosphere is now isolated from, and on a collision course with, the rest of the Americas. Good!
(I can't believe that even Colombia voted against the USA... amazing, no?) Posted by VINEYARDSAKER
And
It is yet another Civilized Power, with its banner of the Prince of Peace in one hand and its loot-basket and its butcher-knife in the other.
Mark Twain, To the Person Sitting in Darkness, 1901, describing the United States playing the European-style imperialist game in the Philippines.
For globalism to work, America cant be afraid to act like the almighty superpower that it is. The hidden hand of the market will never work without a hidden fistMcDonalds cannot flourish without McDonnell Douglas, the designer of the F-15. And the hidden fist that keeps the world safe for Silicon Valleys technologies is called the United States Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.
Thomas Friedman, What the World Needs Now, New York Times, March 28, 1999. Quoted from Backing Up Globalization with Military Might
BBC News
1. Ousted ANC leader tells South African miners police were wrong to shoot them Detroit Free Press - 9 hours ago
Miners and their families welcomed expelled politician Julius Malema on Saturday as he told the thousands who gathered at the site where 34 miners were killed last ... Jeff Wierenga was 25 years old in 1982 when he got the news few ... ANC members had shares in the Lonmin platinum mine and implied ...
OOoops.... :shock:
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mcgowanjm
Post Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:54 am by mcgowanjm Re: Politics and Doomcasting...
Post Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:54 am by mcgowanjm Three take aways from this article:
Police captain Dennis Adrio said police units would remain at the mine for as long as necessary. Adrio declined to discuss specifics regarding the police's plans, though it appeared late yesterday afternoon that officers would largely stay away from the communities and watch from a distance. Adrio said officers were aware of the dead body near where the miners had gathered yesterday and that they would attempt to recover it.
"Our objective is to civilise the situation on the ground," the captain said. "The second objective is to find who killed our two officers and those who killed the other dead."
What got my attn was that the Jamaican paper was highlighted by google with the 'latest' info on the Platinum mines.
You know, a vast majority black paper to give you the 'what's really happening' aspect.
Except that the # killed is '10'. One less than what the 'original story line had. Do ALL USSan MSM's automatically knock down the initial number?
Which is now up to 34 btw.... :twisted:
Then, the Banner Ad on the paper's site.
50 YEARS of Independence :!:
Now what happened 50 years ago....1962...the Brit's Empire is Finally shuttered as the Cuban Missile Crisis Hots Up..... :twisted:
And Jamaica's an OAS member voting against it's 'former' Empire(s).
How convoluted, yet, timely.
2012 will be remembered as the time the USSA's colonies began to break away.
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Post Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:00 am by mcgowanjm Re: Politics and Doomcasting...
Post Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:00 am by mcgowanjm And back to Assange/Ecuador/Embassy.
Just like Rosa Parks, what cause the revolution was that she was just too tired to walk any further....and so sitting down sparked the revolution.....how easy is that..... :twisted:
Commentary: Even though I had little doubt that Ecuador would grant asylum to Assange, it was really heart-warming for me to listen to the absolutely beautiful statement of Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño, in particular after learning of the mind-boggling arrogance of the Brits who dared to cross a line very few, if any, governments ever dared cross: threaten to violate the sovereignty of an embassy (the only other example I can think of is the USAF bombing the PRC embassy in Belgrade - which everybody forgot, of course).
Does anybody remember that even the Iranian revolutionary government did not dare to openly say that it had seized the US embassy in Tehran, but that it hid behind a student movement instead? Yes, I know, this was a *very* thin fig-leaf for a regime which right in the wake of the Islamic revolution was rather over the top in most of its actions at the time. But even that regime did not have the arrogance to openly declare that it had violated one of the most basic rules of civilized behavior: one does not directly violate the diplomatic immunity of an official embassy.
The Brits just fcuked up Big Time... :twisted:
A slave doing what it thinks it's Master would have wanted....ANOTHER underrated cause of Empire collapse...... :twisted: :roll: :shock: :? 8-)
[quote="Widgeon"]Methylene Chloride. They've been dumping Methylene Chloride into these cavers. WTF else is down there. I guess a pre-requisite for being "in charge" is having a demonstrated ability to not give two fucks about any future generations.[/quote]
Best quote that I can't find now....
Dealing with the 'whistleblowers' on the Klamath Basin Dams that are about to come down.
'It will take 5 000 years to undo the damage caused by these dams. Since the damage is already done, we might as well go ahead and get the immediate benefits.'
Couldn't have put Humanity's MEME better if I tried.
"19 August 2012 John Ralston Saul: The Collapse of Globalism
"The transnational corporations and the money markets have declared the era of human-designed regulations over. Now the market must reign. Because few people in the business community are paid to think about phrases such as 'western civilization,' they don't seem to realize that they are proposing the arbitrary denial of 2,500 years of human experience...
Ever since the democratic systems permitted their various courts to give corporations the status of persons, the individual as citizen has been on the defensive. How could it be otherwise? If you are a person before the law and Exxon or Ford is also a person, it is clear that the concept of democratic legitimacy lying with the individual has been mortally wounded..."
In May, the U.S. Agriculture Department predicted a record corn yield after farmers planted the largest area of corn and soybeans since 1937. Three months later, after a searing drought engulfed a wide swath of the continental U.S., those crops lie in ruin.
Despite all of the resources at forecasters disposal, the worst drought to strike the U.S. in nearly 50 years came on largely without warning across the fields of the Midwest and High Plains during late spring and early summer. Between May 1 and July 24, the drought footprint in the lower 48 states expanded from an already high 38 percent to a devastating 64 percent, engulfing more than a dozen states in the process, including nearly the entire corn and soybean growing region. Judging by past droughts, the drought of 2012 will likely cost the U.S. somewhere on the order of tens of billions of dollars."
To sum up: emissions have dropped in the U.S., thanks to a form of energy thats ultimately not much cleaner than coal, and which has stalled conversion to truly clean energy. Meanwhile, worldwide emissions are still growing, putting CO2 into the atmosphere as though it were some sort of global Roach Motel where molecules can check in, but they cant check out.
This may make some experts optimistic. It doesnt do a lot for me.
There are several scientific organisations that keep an eye on the Arctic sea ice cover and put out graphs to inform us of the amount of ice that is left. You can see most, if not all, of them on the ASI Graphs webpage. I expect the record on most of these graphs to be broken in weeks to come. After Uni Bremen sea ice extent and Arctic ROOS sea ice area another big domino has fallen with Cryosphere Today sea ice area:
Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET
Just what the Zionists that are running and ruining this nation want and need, another empty-headed, no questions asked full blown supporter of Apartheid Israels malevolent policies.
Todd Akins rape remark has GOP fretting
BTW, Todd old boy, just what in the hell is legitimate rape? Is that what happens anytime a rep from AIPAC comes into your office and you get down on your hands and knees?
6 days ago Climate Change Largely Absent From Media Reports On Extreme Heat ... But the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today mentioned it ... Only 8% Of Coverage Pointed Out That Human Activities Are Driving ...
" It was bad enough that Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin made his comments on "legitimate rape" in the first place. The comments are offensive in the cruelest way. It was worse from Romney's perspective that his vice presidential candidate has a close affiliation with Akin on a bill before the House that gives full rights of personhood to eggs upon fertilization (Turn out the lights, the party's over) Now this!
Mr. Akins comments, made in an interview Sunday with a St. Louis television station, were not the only factor propelling abortion prominently into the national political dialogue. Meeting in Tampa, Fla., ahead of next weeks National Republican Convention, the partys platform committee on Tuesday adopted a policy statement calling for a ban on abortion without an exception for rape. The Democratic National Committee immediately labeled that the Akin Plank as they tried to create a gender gap in both the presidential and Congressional races. Akin Says He Is Staying in Senate Race, Defying G.O.P., New York Times, August 21"
Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET
And the POTUS will have about 45 sec to make the call....;)
What is happening to the Empire is, ironically, a process I would call of "Israelization": a dynamic in which it is rather obvious that the world's elites dare not speak against it, but the rest of the planet hates and despises it. We can think of "Israelization" as the inevitable backlash resulting from a systematic disregard for international law combined with an equally systematic use of violence or threat thereof (which is, of course, a form of violence in itself).
Of course, the imperial rulers are far too ignorant of history, to full of hubris and racist arrogance and, frankly, too stupid to realize how dangerous this process is for them. They will "get it" only by the time it is way too late to stop it. "
Living in the Conspiracy "Living in the Middle Ages"
"Todd Akin: The man who said too much"
"'Rape can't cause pregnancy': A brief history of Todd Akin's bogus theory"
Akin was surprised by the reaction, as he naturally assumed the people he was talking to would see nothing controversial in what he was saying. His mistake was that this type of comment is supposed to be limited to discussions with the like-minded, and not on a television interview that anybody can see. Being a Republican is like being a habitual liar: it is damn hard to keep your stories straight.
At 1:00 AM EDT, maximum sustained winds had decreased to 70 mph (110 km/h) and Katrina was again downgraded to a tropical storm. At 5:00 AM EDT, the eye of Hurricane Katrina was located just offshore of southwestern Florida over the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles (80 km) north-northeast of Key West, Florida. Maximum sustained winds had again increased to 75 mph (121 km/h) and Katrina was upgraded again to a Category 1 hurricane.
By 8:00 AM CDT (1300 UTC), in New Orleans, water was seen rising on both sides of the Industrial Canal. At approximately 8:14 AM CDT (1314 UTC), the New Orleans office of the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for Orleans Parish and St Bernard Parish, citing a levee breach at the Industrial Canal. The National Weather Service predicted three to eight feet of water and advised people in the warning area to "move to higher ground immediately."[14] By 9:00 AM CDT (2100 UTC), there was 68 feet of water in the Lower Ninth Ward.[15][16]
Many of the new ground based wind measurements were published on the New Orleans National Weather Service web site on Friday, October 7, in their post-storm report on Katrina. The highest sustained winds measured at any ground-based site were 90 mph on Lake Pontchartrain. The highest gust measured on the ground was 135 mph in Poplarville, MS. Many wind measurement sites failed during the storm, so we will have to rely on aircraft and Doppler radar to arrive at the true wind speeds of Katrina at landfall.
Here's a few highlights of the highest winds measured at the ground during Katrina, before instrument failure:
New Orleans Lakefront Airport: sustained winds of 69 mph, gusting to 86 mph.
Biloxi's Keesler Air Force Base: sustained winds of 54 mph, gusting to 90 mph.
Gulfport airport: 46 mph, gusting to 58 mph.
Lake Ponchartrain mid-lake buoy: 90 mph, gusting to 114 mph.
Many of us heard that Category 5 winds were measured by the National Weather Service in Katrina. These rumors were aired as fact by television stations and other media outlets during the storm. However, as the post-storm report above outlines, these were just rumors, and no such winds were measured. If you listened to NPR last night, you also might have heard the story of how television stations in Baton Rouge were reporting a huge crime wave in Baton Rouge after the hurricane, and that an armed gang had even taken over the Mayor's office. These reports, later found out to be completely untrue, led to four-hour waits to buy guns at local gun stores in Baton Rouge. According to NPR, there was no increase in crime in Baton Rouge after the hurricane. The media, at times, did a poor job in separting fact from fiction during the storm, and there were in reality no sustatined winds above Category 1 measured on the ground during Katrina. Obviously, a demotion of Katrina to Category 3 status would have political consequences.
At 1:00 AM EDT, maximum sustained winds had decreased to 70 mph (110 km/h) and Katrina was again downgraded to a tropical storm. At 5:00 AM EDT, the eye of Hurricane Katrina was located just offshore of southwestern Florida over the Gulf of Mexico about 50 miles (80 km) north-northeast of Key West, Florida. Maximum sustained winds had again increased to 75 mph (121 km/h) and Katrina was upgraded again to a Category 1 hurricane.
Re: Isaac Forecast Lounge [Re: TXEB] #93764 - Mon Aug 27 2012 08:26 AM E
We're about to find out via rapid intensification or not,
Quote:
Hurricane forecast models (the same ones that were used to predict Katrinas path) indicate a tendency for more intense (but not overall more frequent) hurricanes when they are run for climate change scenarios (Fig. 1).
Figure 1. Model Simulation of Trend in Hurricanes (from Knutson et al, 2004)
In the particular simulation shown above, the frequency of the strongest (category 5) hurricanes roughly triples in the anthropogenic climate change scenario relative to the control. This suggests that hurricanes may indeed become more destructive (1) as tropical SSTs warm due to anthropogenic impacts.
This is the First Beneficial Event to happen in the MS River Estuary since the USSAbpEcocide....;}
New Orleans is your future.
the Worst possible scenario unfolding.
radar.weather.gov/Conus/full_loop.php
Guy Laigast, director of the parish's emergency preparedness, says that an 18-mile stretch of the parish east bank back levees might be overtopped from Braithwaite to White Ditch and that some points might be seeing 110 miles per hour winds. There are many varying reports of wind speeds, generally ranging between 80 and 110 miles per hour. "The devastation of my house is worse than Katrina aand the flooding in Woodlawn is worse than Katrina, so those things tell me that the damage on the east bank is worse than Katrina," Nungesser said this morning.
Probably at about 8 o clock tonight
Wow, amazing projections were off by nearly 12 hours, this thing is just sitting there
Post Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:55 am by mcgowanjm Re: PEAK OIL, TOTAL COLLAPSE, AND THE ROAD TO THE OLDUVAI
Post Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:55 am by mcgowanjm A,lot of this post was deleted.
Inappropriate the Mod said... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :roll: :? 8-)
Re: Isaac Forecast Lounge [Re: ralphfl] #93762 - Mon Aug 27 2012 07:14 AM Edit post Edit Reply to this post Reply Reply to this post Quote Quick Reply Quick Reply
By 8:00 AM CDT (1300 UTC), in New Orleans, water was seen rising on both sides of the Industrial Canal. At approximately 8:14 AM CDT (1314 UTC), the New Orleans office of the National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning for Orleans Parish and St Bernard Parish, citing a levee breach at the Industrial Canal. The National Weather Service predicted three to eight feet of water and advised people in the warning area to "move to higher ground immediately."[14] By 9:00 AM CDT (2100 UTC), there was 68 feet of water in the Lower Ninth Ward.[15][16]
Many of the new ground based wind measurements were published on the New Orleans National Weather Service web site on Friday, October 7, in their post-storm report on Katrina. The highest sustained winds measured at any ground-based site were 90 mph on Lake Pontchartrain. The highest gust measured on the ground was 135 mph in Poplarville, MS. Many wind measurement sites failed during the storm, so we will have to rely on aircraft and Doppler radar to arrive at the true wind speeds of Katrina at landfall.
Here's a few highlights of the highest winds measured at the ground during Katrina, before instrument failure:
New Orleans Lakefront Airport: sustained winds of 69 mph, gusting to 86 mph.
Biloxi's Keesler Air Force Base: sustained winds of 54 mph, gusting to 90 mph.
Gulfport airport: 46 mph, gusting to 58 mph.
Lake Ponchartrain mid-lake buoy: 90 mph, gusting to 114 mph.
Many of us heard that Category 5 winds were measured by the National Weather Service in Katrina. These rumors were aired as fact by television stations and other media outlets during the storm. However, as the post-storm report above outlines, these were just rumors, and no such winds were measured. If you listened to NPR last night, you also might have heard the story of how television stations in Baton Rouge were reporting a huge crime wave in Baton Rouge after the hurricane, and that an armed gang had even taken over the Mayor's office. These reports, later found out to be completely untrue, led to four-hour waits to buy guns at local gun stores in Baton Rouge. According to NPR, there was no increase in crime in Baton Rouge after the hurricane. The media, at times, did a poor job in separting fact from fiction during the storm, and there were in reality no sustatined winds above Category 1 measured on the ground during Katrina. Obviously, a demotion of Katrina to Category 3 status would have political consequences.